Cork Jazz Festival: Travel disruption and Covid uncertainty fail to derail mood 

Optimism is high in a city that has not hosted a major event since Christmas 2019

Mounting concerns about a rise in Covid-19 hospitalisations are threatening to delay the final easing of public health restrictions, due to take place October 22, the same day as the Jazz Festival begins.

Uncertainty around the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions and disruption to rail and air travel has failed to dampen enthusiasm for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which returns next Friday.

Mounting concerns about a rise in Covid-19 hospitalisations are threatening to delay the final easing of public health restrictions, due to take place October 22, the same day as the festival begins.